Floods displaced 5 lakh people in the northeast

Nearly five lakh people have faced temporary displacement during recent floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj, and seven other northeastern districts, said a report by a platform for government and non-government humanitarian agencies.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood damages: Farmers face hunger after loss of crops

When the floods came this year, it was not just the rice in the paddy fields that were washed away, but also those stored at homesteads -- leaving many in a state of food insecurity.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Many in north do not have homes to return to

Hundreds of families in the country’s northern region lost their land and houses to river erosion in the last two weeks.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Time to rebuild

Laki village of Tawakkul union in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila straddles a massive haor, silhouetting the emerald mountains of Cherrapunji.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood death toll now 82 as 9 more die in 24 hours: DGHS

At least nine more people died due to flooding in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 25, 2022), raising the total flood fatalities to 82.
25 June 2022, 13:23 PM

Relief distribution in a coordinated way

All relief -- government or non-government -- is to be distributed in a coordinated way by committees formed in upazilas and unions of the Sylhet division.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood claims 5 more lives in 24 hours; death toll now 73

At least five people died due to flooding in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 24, 2022), raising the total flood fatalities to 73.
24 June 2022, 14:09 PM

European Commission provides € 1.2mn humanitarian aid to Bangladesh amidst flood

The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.
24 June 2022, 14:08 PM

Sylhet flood: Local admin forms committees to coordinate relief-rehab works

The divisional administration in Sylhet has formed committees in all flood-affected upazilas to facilitate rational distribution of government and non-government reliefs.
24 June 2022, 13:10 PM

As floodwaters recede, erosion begins at Brahmaputra-Teesta-Dharla rivers

The flood situation has started improving in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts as the water level of major rivers is decreasing. However, this has led to a new issue.
24 June 2022, 05:45 AM

Floods reach Rangpur: Experts fear heavy losses in fish, cattle and agriculture

The recent floods in northern Bangladesh are now affecting farmers in five districts of the greater Rangpur region as significant amounts of land in the economically disadvantaged area have gone underwater.
24 June 2022, 05:00 AM

Flood fallout: A different fight for those stuck at home

Tamanna Khatun, an 11-year-old, was found alone waiting for her parents in their flood-hit home in Sirajganj Sadar upazila’s Kawakhola union.
23 June 2022, 18:46 PM

Inaccessible, in distress

Thousands of people in 93 unions -- one-third of the total 336 in Sylhet division -- suffer immensely as no humanitarian aid could reach them as yet.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood death toll rises to 68 as 24 die in 24 hours

A total of 24 people have died due to flood across the country in the last 24 hours till morning today (June 23, 2022).
23 June 2022, 14:06 PM

Sylhet flood: UK release over Tk 5cr emergency funding

The UK has released additional emergency funding of £442,548 (over Tk 5 crore) to support communities affected by the ongoing flood in Sylhet division.
23 June 2022, 09:58 AM

Flood halts academic activities at 337 schools, colleges in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat

Academic activities of 337 educational institutions – 307 in Kurigram and 30 in Lalmonirhat – have remained suspended for one week due to the ongoing flood.
23 June 2022, 07:37 AM

A week on, relief still elusive

At least 42 people have died in the devastating floods that have hit the country’s northern and northeastern districts, while lakhs are stranded as new areas are inundated every day.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Around 2,000 houses destroyed in Afghanistan earthquake: UN

An estimated 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, and a lack of machinery is hampering a rush to find survivors, a UN envoy said Wednesday.
22 June 2022, 17:46 PM

Death toll in countrywide floods rises to 42: DGHS

The death toll from flood in different parts of the country, including the northeastern region, has reached 42 with six more deaths reported in the past 24 hours until this morning (June 22, 2022), said Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
22 June 2022, 12:44 PM

Flood victim rescued by navy gives birth to baby boy

A stranded flood victim gave birth to a baby today, a day after she was rescued by Bangladesh Navy from the northeastern part of the country.
22 June 2022, 12:07 PM